Topband: RF Issues with Heart Pacemakers

[Charles Otnott]

George, et.al.,

Several years ago I had an implant as part of
a heart study. My first question to the cardiologist
was "what about 2Kw SW & VHF-UHF transmitters?"
His answer was "These newer devices are immune to
high powered ham radios." He did not know that I was
a ham. I went back to blasting on the air-waves without
any issues.

I was so interested in the thumb-drive sized device, when
it came time to remove it after 5 years, he gave it to
me and it sets on my operating desk as a reminder.

Good luck with your implant. Blast away.

73 & Best DX

Charlie
WD5BJT

See September 2006 CQ Magazine for a published work.
www.qsl.net/wd5bjt



-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
>Sent: Mar 8, 2020 1:11 PM
>To: topband at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: Topband: RF Issues with Heart Pacemakers
>
>Hi George,
>
>Many years ago, I saw what I considered solid input that these devices 
>are not sensitive to RF at frequencies we use. The laws of physics 
>support that -- RFI is coupled either by by antenna action or a magnetic 
>field. Devices like this are far too small for there to me much of 
>either, and proper design requires that their construction reject both 
>means of coupling by their construction.
>
>73, Jim K9YC
>
>On 3/8/2020 7:24 AM, George Taft via Topband wrote:
>> Is there anyone on the TB reflector with experience with this new pacemaker device?
>
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